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West Midlands joins minute's silence for London Bridge terror victims

The West Midlands has joined the rest of the UK in a minute's silence for the victims of the London Bridge terror attack.

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People observing a minute's silence in St Ann's Square, Manchester, in honour of the London Bridge terror attack victims

The country fell silent at 11am today in remembrance of those killed and hurt by the attacks in London on Saturday evening.

Minute's silence observed across West Midlands

Londoner James McMullan, 32, and 30-year-old Canadian Christine Archibald were the first victims killed in the attack to be named.

An unnamed French national also died in the rampage, with two others missing, the French foreign affairs minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

Scotland Yard said one person is still believed to be missing, and that family liaison officers have been deployed to support the victims' loved ones.

The Islamic State terror group, also known as Daesh, has claimed the London Bridge rampage, while the attack has sparked fears Britain is in the grip of a spate of copycat incidents.

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